The old fashioned cocktail: A Wisconsin tradition

by Alex Ronallo, FOX 11 News

Old Fashioned at Mark's East Side on Friday, May 19, 2017. (WLUK/Mike Moon)

APPLETON (WLUK) -- It's a comeback story that earned plenty of backlash from people in Wisconsin.

The website 'Business Insider' recently published an article about the Old Fashioned. The article said the drink, said to have originated in Louisville, Kentucky 136 years ago, was regaining popularity across the country. While that may be true, Wisconsinites, bristling at that notion, argue it never left.

The flavor is difficult to describe.

"It's kind of a spicy, aromatic flavor," said Mark Dougherty the owner of Mark's East Side, an Appleton supper club.

The color varies.

"Some people like that dark, dark color," described Cassandra Igel, the bar manager at Mark's East Side.